**Join Singleton District Hospital as a Health and Security Assistant, providing essential patient care and promoting a secure, supportive environment.**
**Remuneration**:$63,663.60 p.a. + Superannuation + Salary Packaging
**Employment Type**: Temporary Full Time until December 2025 + Casual Opportunities
**Position Classification**: Health and Security Assistant
**Location**: Singleton Hospital
**Hours Per Week**: 38
**Requisition ID**:REQ557588
**Applications Close**: Sunday, 9th of March
**Master License: 407686382**
**About the role**:
We are seeking a dedicated and proactive Health and Security Assistant to join our team at Singleton Hospital. In this role, you will play an important part in supporting patient care and ensuring a safe environment within our facility. Your responsibilities will include direct patient contact, assisting in patient care and inner facility transfers. You will be involved in lifting and moving patients, ensuring personal hygiene needs are met.
You will also be required to perform cleaning duties as per established practices to uphold infection control measures. You must have the ability to manage challenging patient situations with professionalism, understanding and empathy. You will also carry out core security tasks such as customer service, patrols, respond to alarms, and access control.
**About you**:
**You must have**:
- Class 1A security licence under the Security Industry Act, 1997
- Ability to work shift work.
**Why join us**:
At Hunter New England Health enjoy a career where you're challenged by interesting work and surrounded by spectacular locations. Join the team enriching health in millions of ways every day:
- Sustainable Healthcare: Together towards zero
- Proximity to shopping and other services
- Monthly Allocated Days Off (for full-time employees)
- 4 weeks annual leave (pro-rata for part time employees)
- Paid parental leave (for eligible employees) - giving you the opportunity for true Worklife balance
- Salary packaging options - up to $11,600 plus novated leasing
- Fitness Passport for health and well-being - discounted gym options for you and your family
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for staff and family members
- Opportunity to work and collaborate with a range of non-clinical and clinical professionals
**Need more information?**
1) Click here for the Position Description
3) An eligibility list will be created for future temporary fulltime and part time vacancies.
4) We are unable to accommodate visa sponsorship for applicants requiring a visa for this position.
This is a Category A position. Recommended applicants will be reviewed for compliance with NSW Health policy directive PD2024_015: Occupational Assessment, Screening and Vaccination against Specified Infectious Diseases for Category A positions prior to offer. All new employees must agree to comply with the requirements outlined in the policy.
Hunter New England Health employees may be eligible for a range of benefits such as allocated days off (ADO) for full time employees, long service leave, paid maternity leave, and salary packaging options including meal expenses.
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